Land & New Homes
News focusing on new homes, housing development, land acquisition and joint venture projects between agents and developers.
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“We’ll never build 300,000 homes a year – here’s why…”
Writing for The Neg, developer Ritchie Clapson looks at why the Government's home building target was always going to unachievable, and what he's do to get Britain building.
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UK’s biggest agency pours cold water on Sunak’s housing plans
Connells boss Jason Willetts says the PM's plan is no 'silver bullet', and the Government is still 'miles away' from hitting its housebuilding target.
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PM to slash red tape and (hopefully quickly) boost property market
Rishi Sunak reveals a major initiative to force local councils to be more flexible and allow more inner city development.
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Purplebricks chief slams Tories for creating housing crisis
Sam Mitchell says the Conservatives must take responsibility for dire house-building record after 16 housing ministers in 14 years.
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Rightmove spends £8m swallowing up competitor site
The portal giant has acquired build-to-rent reviews platform HomeViews just five years after it launched.
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Drop in newbuilds hits Gove’s promise to achieve house-building target
Michael Gove's much publicised promises to increase new builds suffered another blow with a drop in the total builds last year.
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Government crackdown on property sector corruption revealed
Information on owns 'land trusts' is to be made more transparent to help prevent corruption, especially involving foreign investors.
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Estate agency slams Government over ‘too few’ newbuilds in London
The Capital has the worst figures for new home completions over the last 10 years, eXp UK says, claiming Ministers have yet to make meaningful impact.
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Planning system hold-ups delaying new builds for TWO YEARS
Government statistics show that large housing schemes are being stalled by staff shortages in planning departments.
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Centrick launches major build-to-rent initiative
Centrick launches VICI, a services 'platform' to bring together players in the burgeoning built-to-rent market.
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